Comics Festival in Angoulême: zero diversity in the list of nominees – L’Express

Is the world of comics macho? The list of nominees for the Grand Prix of Angoulême 2016, to be held from 28 to 31 January, published on Tuesday has 30 men and no women. The Collective creative cartoon against sexism denounces a “clear discrimination”.

“We recall that for 43 years, Florence Cestac is the only woman to have received this award,” insists the Collective on its website. Created in 1974, the festival has awarded only one woman in 2000, there are now 16 years old. “Claire Brétecher, pillar of the Ninth Art, itself has never received the Grand Prix, starting again in 1983 with the award of the 10th anniversary (prices having never prevented its winners to qualify for the Grand Prix following)” he says.

The creative group protested against a “total denial of our representation in a medium that has more and more women.” Another important element is the honorary award also has beneficial economic consequences for the awards. “The auteur.es will be highlighted mediatically, the distinction will impact the book chain that will benefit booksellers, publishers … and auteur.e primé.e., Said the collective. We ask simply a taking into account the reality of our existence and our values. ”

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“I ask to be removed from this list”

Riad Sattouf, already rewarded in 2015 the Festival by the best album award for The Arab Future has requested that his name be removed from this list of nominees, forfeiting the title.

On Facebook, he says: “It turns out that the list includes only men This bothers me because there are many great artists who deserve to be there.”. He cites Catherine Meurisse, Marjane Satrapi, Anouk Ricard, Julie Doucet or Rumiko Takashi “With humor, he explains.” I ask to be removed from this list, yet hoping to reinstate the day it will be more joint “!

outcry on social networks

On social networks, if the answers are not waiting with the keyword #womaDoBD, readers and readers but also cartoonists like Penelope Bagieu.

Readers were particularly given the name of their favorite autrices.

Meanwhile, the designer Penelope Bagieu tweeted the name One of his favorite autrices, namely Alison Bechdel. The latter is the origin of the famous Bechdel test, which assesses whether a film properly represents women.